Bahadurgarh
Bahadurgarh
| Bahadurgarh | |
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| Coordinates | 28°41′N 76°55′E / 28.68°N 76.92°ECoordinates: 28°41′N 76°55′E / 28.68°N 76.92°E |
| Country | India |
| State | Haryana |
| District(s) | Jhajjar |
| Population | 119,839 (2001[update]) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Area |
• 207 metres (679 ft) |
Bahadurgarh is a city and a municipal council with 31 wards in Jhajjar district in the state of Haryana, India. It is called "Gateway of Haryana" and famous for its delicious Pakoras.
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History
Bahadurgarh was founded by Mughal Emperor Alamgir II (The Sultan of Delhi 1754-1759) gave the town in jagir to Bahadur Khan and Tej Khan, Baloch rulers of Farrukhnagar in 1754, who changed its name from Sharafabad to Bahadurgarh.
A fort named Bahadurgarh Fort was constructed there by them. Bahadurgarh came into the hands of Sindhia in 1793. After his defeat in 1803 at the hands of the British, Lord Lake handed the town to the brother of the Nawab of Jhajjar. It was confiscated after the First War of Independence (1857) and became a division of the Rohtak district in 1860. In 1997, the town got attached with Jhajjar after Jhajjar become new district bifurcated from Rohtak. But Bahadurgarh is still larger to Jhajjar in every term; be it education, economy, population or administration.
The town and its villages have been the birth-place of Martyrs & Heroes of the Indian Armed Forces.
Geography
Bahadurgarh is located at 28°41′N 76°55′E / 28.68°N 76.92°E. It has an average elevation of 206 metres (675 feet). Bahadurgarh is the upcoming NCR of New Delhi, capital of India. Bahadurgarh is upcoming like Gurgaon and Faridabad. It is well connected through rail and road network to the capital of nation.
Tourist spots
- Fun Town (Asaudha) near Jakhoda.
- Tau Devi Lal Park Sec-6 Bahadurgarh
Industries
- Hindustan National Glass
- Hindware, Somany Tiles
- Parle Biscuits,
- Seaga India Pvt Ltd
- Prakash Surya G.I Pipes.
- Yokohama Ltd Japan
- Relexo Footwear
- Swastik Pipes
Demographics
As of 2011[update] India census, Bahadurgarh had a population of 362,224. Males 198,959 of the population and Females 163,265. Bahadurgarh has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 60% of the males and 40% of females literate. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age. Area of Bahadurgarh city is approx. 50 km2.
Infrastructure development
Bahadurgarh is one of the fastest developing towns in the NCR region. It is located to the west of Delhi on the National Highway Number 10. Bahadurgarh is gaining popularity as a residential locale for businessmen and public sector employees working in Delhi. Ongoing Kundli Manesar Palwal Highway, Reliance[disambiguation needed] Sez & Yokohama Plant are going to play a vital[peacock term] role in the development of Bahadurgarh.
It has four residential sectors developed by Haryana Urban Development Authority HUDA. Sector-6 is the oldest and most developed of all. Surrounded by lush greenery, it is considered[by whom?] to be the most spacious sector developed in Haryana by Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA). It has good transportation links all around. The Footwear park at sector 16 & 17 is a developed industrial area in Jakhoda. Omaxe, KLJ heights, Times Square & PDM are building a township with mall, hospital, school and society.
Delhi Metro
Delhi Metro is supposed to come to the city by 2014.
Education
Bahadurgarh houses a good number of standardized schools affiliated to from nursery to class XII. Prominent schools are D.A.V. Centenary Public School(Sec-6) Shri Rama Bharti Publi School, Sainik Public School,,D.P.S.Bahadurgarh, S.R. Century Public School(NH10), Bal Bharti School(NH-10), St. Thomas School, Triveni Memorial, P.D.M. School and many others. St. Thomas School always remains to be best. Students from these schools of Bahadurgarh have performed well in competitive exams during and after school. There has been a tremendous increase in number of students (especially from S.R.C.Public School) qualifying for Indian Institute of Management(IIM),IIT-JEE, AIPMT, AIEEE,NDA etc. Bahadurgarh is in close proximity with Gurgaon (30 km). The city has been a major centre for girls' education as there is a dedicated Govt. Girls College which offers regular Bachelor's courses & Vaish B.Ed college for which girls from even Delhi come down to the city to pursue the course. There is a dedicated engineering college for girls named PDM Engineering college for Women.
- P.D.M.Educational Institution houses several graduate and post graduate colleges for the courses like B.E, M.E, B.Pharma, M.Pharma,B.Ed, BBA, MBA, BCA, MCA, Polytechnic, BDS, and a 100 bedded general hospital.
- Computer education is also quite abundant with numerous private computer institutes operating & empowering the students with knowledge.
Haryana Institute of Technology (HIT) www.hit.net.in is one of the popular and premier and among top institutes in Haryana caters courses in B.Tech,MBA and B.ed affiliated to MDU Rohtak BLS Institute has courses like PGDM, BBA, BCA, affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indra Prastha University, New Delhi.
Religious Point
The town boasts a large number of place of worship with its mixed culture.Muslim Sufi Shah Baba Riyaz Shah a.s . Lord Hanuman Temple on NH-10. The Temple of Sant Kabir Sahib near the Govt. Girls school, one of the oldest Mahaveer Mandir and Gurudwara Sachkhand (opposite to each other ) in Main Bazar, Lord Shiva's Temple at Aggarwal Colony, Shaktimata Peeth( one of the most beautiful temples in sector -6 ), 3 gurudwaras situated near Najafgarh Road and in Guru Nanak Colony;are some of the most important places of worship in Bahadurgarh. In this area an ancient Hanuman Temple is located at Najafgarh Road. Shani Dev Mandir & Bhagwan Parsuram Mandir are both situated at Bhagwan Parshuram Marg'.
Ganga institute of technology & management
See also
- ^ "Bahadurgarh". The Imperial Gazetteer of India. 1909. p. 194, v. 6. http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V06_200.gif. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Bahadurgarh
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ The Times Of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/Metro-not-being-extended-to-Manesar-Sreedharan/articleshow/7316095.cms.
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